Box for holding cosmetic preparations and tools and the like



A. Lu'rz 2,219,597

OOLS AND` THE LIKE Oct. 29, 1940.

BOX FOR HOLDING COSMETIC FREPARATIONS AND T Filed April 17, 1939 Lili(Il all! I Y E m O n A Patented Oct. 29, 1940 PATENT OFFICE 2,219,597Box rou HOLDING CosME'rrc PREPARA- Y TIONS AND TOOLS ANDTHELIKE AndrewLutz, Chicago, Ill., assigner to F. H. Noble & Co., Chicago, Ill., acorporation of Illinois Application April 17, 1939, Serial No. 268,252

Claims. (CI. 20G-42) My invention relates to a novel container which Ihave devised, consisting of a body member and a cover hinged thereto,and a tray within the box body which is arranged to be automatically 5erected to inclined position for convenient use or display of articles'contained .therein when the lid of the box is raised, and to beautomatically restored to its seat within the box when the lid isclosed. The general object of my invention is the production of a box ofthis character, and the provision of suitable and eflicient mechanicalelements and members through which the box' parts are connected and thedesired movement of the tray brought about. My invention resides in thenovel organization and arrangement of the box members and associatedconnectingelements, cooperating to eect the results desired, theessential elements of my invention be-w ing more particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

In .the accompanying drawing I have illustrated my invention embodied ina small case suitable for conveniently holding a set of bottles orboxesand an assortment 4of Itools and implements such as used bymanicurists or chiropodists, though obviously my invention is adapted tovarious other uses. In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe case, with the cover member raised and the tray in erect position;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the sam Fig. 3 is a cross-sectionwith the cover closed; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail on a larger scalethrough one of the spring hinges by which the box members are pivotallyconnected; and Fig.

a5 5 is a fragmentary plan view of the rear portion of the box with thecover member raised.

Like reference characters indicate like parts in all the gures of thedrawing.

While the specific construction of the box member may vary widely, thebody member may conveniently be formed of a flanged sheet metal member Ihaving its bottom and side and end portions covered with a sheet ofleather or cloth 2 providing an ornamental finish. The cover member 3may be similarly formed, and, as shown, a rounded pad 4 may be employedbetween the top section and the ilnishing sheet 5 to enhance theornamental appearance ofthe box.

The box body and cover are hinged together.

` in the present instance, by a pair of spring hinges 6, of well knownconstruction, one near each end Y of the box, and provided with C-shapedsprings 1 arranged to stress the cover alternatively either 55 to closedposition when the cover is closed, or to open position when the coverdead center line of stress.

If desired, the body member may be lined with an inside ply of liningmaterial 8 and an ornamental lining strip 9 extending aroundthe in- 5side faces of the end and front side walls of the body member, as shownon the drawing.

Secured to the inside of the cover of the box is a cloth finishedcardboard panel III, .which is held in place by any suitable fasteningmeans, 10` as by means of tongues struck up from the metal cover memberand clinched over the edges of the panel member beneath its finishingfabric. To

is open beyond a Lthe panel I0 is secured a sheet metal rack II formedwith clasps I2 struck up from the body lo of the plate and suitablyformed to engage and clasp the various tools and implements suitable forthe purposes of the operator for whose use the case is designed. Thisrack in 'the present instance is secured in place by means of marginal20 tongues I3 extending through the panel Il! and a sheet metal memberI4 disposed between said panel and the inner face of the cover memberwhich is provided to afford additional stin'ess and rigidity to .thestructure.

The collapsible, tray structure which constitutes an important part ofmy invention will next be described. The tray proper is in the presentinstance fo ed of a single piece of sheet metal having -a back panel I5and a bottom I6, 30 and connected with said bottom end ilanges AI`I anda front retaining flange I8 which may be bent as shown to provide aplurality of seats conforming to the shape of the bases o! the bottles-A, which the tray is formed to receive. The back 35 I5 of the tray ispreferably formed with a plurality of spring tongues which provide for ayielding grip upon the bottles seated in the sections of the tray.

The top of the tray member I5 is hinged to a 40 bracket member I9 of thesomewhat irregular outline in cross section shown best in Fig. 2, whichextends forwardly,i. e., towards the front side of the box,and which isrigidly secured to 'the rear side of the cover member of the box in 45suitable manner, as by soldering or riveting. In the present instance,to provide for securing the bracket to the cover member, the bracket isformed with an outer attaching section 20 conforming in contour to theportion of the cover member next to it; an intermediate section 2l ex-.tending substantially at right angles to such attaching section andconforming generally to the shape of the rear walls of the. cover andbox body. and an end section 22 extending at right 55 be covered withangles to such intermediate section and connected by the hinge jointmentioned with the 'top Forwardly of the tray within the box body anadditional stationary tray or support 2l may be provided for additionaltools, or other supplies. if desired. Y

As illustrated, the exposed portions of the hinges and parts of the rearflanges of the box body and cover members adjacent thereto may anornamental strip oi' fabric 24, to provide a better finish.

By modification of proportions and dimensions of the parts, it ispossible to vary the specific construction above described to adapt myinvention to various other uses and purposes. and I, therefore, desiremy claims construed to include such variations to adapt my invention toother uses to which it may be applicable.

I claim:

1. In a container, a box body, a cover member hinged to said box body, arigid bracket member back portion to the forward edge of said bracketmember, the forward edge oi' said tray being arranged to ride slidinglyover the bottom oi' the box body when said cover member is raised andthe tray shifted to inclined position.

2. A container according to claim 1 in which the bracket member isformed with an intermediate section arranged when the cover is in closedposition to extend adjacent to the rear wall of the box body-and with anangularly connected end section arranged to extend adjacent the prox- 4imate rear portion of the bottom of the box body.

3. In a container, a box body formed with a 5. A container according toclaim 3 in which said tray is formed oi' sheet metal and comprises arear panel and a bottom and end and front flanges adjacent said bottomforming bottle seats metal material oi' said tray is ANDREW LUTZ.

